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FICO Awarded Drexel LeBow Analytics 50 Award for the FICO Safe Driving Score

FICO

Industry honorees include retail, insurance, sports, healthcare, transportation and finance. Can Arkali, senior director of Scores and Predictive Analytics at FICO, was at awards ceremony in Philadelphia in May to accept the award.

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Guest Post: 2013 Economic Year in Review and Outlook by Banker Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

He was just in Philadelphia on January 3rd delivering his last public speech and he nostalgically proclaimed that “the recovery remains incomplete,” which will qualify his comment for the understatement of the year award. No wonder retailers were slashing prices for the Christmas holiday spending season. Real GDP grew by 4.1%

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Even churches are closed and the new reality had me watching Easter church services from the Cathedral Basilica in Philadelphia on a website. For most of us here around Philadelphia, the stay at home restrictions began on March 13th, which was Montgomery County‘s date. Restaurants are closed. Theaters are closed.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

They must not see falling oil prices, weak GDP growth, falling gold prices, a narrowing Treasury-TIPS spread, rising debt levels, lower consumer spending, a low labor force participation rate, low productivity, and consumer prices so weak that major retail companies are closing stores at a record pace. Rising debt levels will not stop them.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

The economy is slowing, as seen in the auto, housing, manufacturing, and retail sectors. 04/15/19 Dorothy Jaworski has worked at large and small banks for over 30 years; much of that time has been spent in investment portfolio management, risk management, and financial analysis. Who said anything about rate cuts?

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Although the economy is looking a little bit tired, I believe that consumers will continue to spend, with retail sales rising, albeit with some volatility. The Outlook I am sticking to my forecast of real GDP growth of +2.0% this year, following +2.9% in 2018 and +3.1% in the first quarter of 2019. is a conservative projection.

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Fintech Fundings: 9 Companies Raise $73 Million Week Ending Dec 31

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tipping system for retail point of sale. Credit risk management. Source: Crunchbase. Health insurance selection tools. Latest round: $3.03 Total raised: $7.05 Source: Crunchbase. Latest round: $2.4 million Seed. Total raised: $2.82 HQ: New York City. Total raised: $4.44 Louis, Missouri.